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Blind Civil Rights Attorney Killed In Montgomery County Fire Fought For Justice Until The End Blind Civil Rights Attorney Killed In Montgomery County Fire Fought For Justice Until The End
Blind Civil Rights Attorney Killed In Montgomery County Fire Fought For Justice Until The End David Shaffer, a blind civil rights attorney and lifelong advocate for marginalized communities, died after being pulled from the basement of a burning Montgomery County home. Fire crews rushed to the home on Aurora Drive in the Garrett Park Estates neighborhood on Friday, Feb. 28, according to a Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson. Firefighters managed to rescue Shaffer, who was blind and unable to escape on his own, but he later died at the hospital from his injuries. The Kensington fire. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Officials determined the fire was accidental, with multiple p…

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Police & Fire
Improperly Disposed Smoking Materials Possibly To Blame For Montgomery County Garage Fire Improperly Disposed Smoking Materials Possibly To Blame For Montgomery County Garage Fire
Improperly Disposed Smoking Materials Possibly To Blame For Montgomery County Garage Fire The cause of a massive fire that tore through a Montgomery County garage and damaged a home has been determined to possibly be improperly disposed smoking materials, investigators say. Late on Friday afternoon, first responders were called to the 13600 block of Cherrydale Drive near Glenn Mill Road in Rockville, where there was a reported fire in a garage that spread to an area home. According to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, the fire was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 by a neighbor who alerted the family that there were flames showing from the gara…

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by Zak Failla